Faces of the Civil War Navies: An Album of Union and Confederate Sailors

by Ronald S. Coddington and Craig L. Symonds

Book Overview

Archival images and biographical sketches of common sailors on both sides of the conflict reveal the human side of the Civil War.

During the American Civil War, more than one hundred thousand men fought on ships at sea or on one of America's great inland rivers. There were no large-scale fleet engagements, yet the navies, particularly the Union Navy, did much to define the character of the war and affect its length. The first hostile...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421421364
• ISBN13: 9781421421360
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher